Collapsible veneer box for berries, &amp;c.



0. C. FENLASON. GOLLAPSIBLB VENEER BOX FOR BBRRIES, 6w. APPLIUATIONFILED JUNE 20, 1908. 91 2,100, Patented Feb. 9, 1909.

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ORIN O. FENLASON, OF HOQUIAM, WASHINGTON.

GOLLAPSIBLE VENEER BOX FOR BERRIES, 800.

Specification 61 Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 9, 1909.

Applicationfiled June 20, 1908. Serial No. 439,590.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ORIN O. FENLAsoN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Hoquiam, in the county of Chehalis and State ofl/Vashington, have invented a new and useful Collapsible Veneer Box forBerries, &c., of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in collapsible veneer boxes forberries, fruit, vegetables, etc.

The object of the present invention is to improve the construction ofcollapsible veneer boxes for berries, fruit, vegetables, etc., and toprovide a simple and efiicient collapsible veneer box adapted to beeasily and quickly arranged for use, and capable of being rapidly andcheaply constructed by automatic machinery.

A further object of the invention is to provide a veneer box of thischaracter, adapted to eifect a great saving in freight charges and inthe cost of construction by eliminating staples, or similar fasteningdevices for securing the parts together, and thereby enabling the boxesto be shipped in full cars at the regular box shuck rate, which is muchlower than the rate on material made up or fastened together with wirestaples.

WVith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in theconstruction and novel combination of parts hereinafter fully described,illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claimshereto appended; it being understood that various changes in the form,proportion, size and minor details of construction, within the scope ofthe claims, may be resorted to without departing from the spirit orsacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawings :Figure 1 is a perspective view of a collapsible veneerbox, constructed in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a centralvertical sectional view, taken longitudinally of the strip forming thebottom of the box. spective view of the detachable bottom and itssupporting means. Fig. i is a perspective view of the body of the box,the bottom being removed.

Like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all thefigures of the drawlngs.

The box is provided with a collapsible rectangular body 1, consisting ofa single sheet or strip of veneer of sufficient length to form Fig. 3 isa detail perthe four walls. The ends of the strip of veneer areoverlapped at one of the corners of the box, and one end is providedwith a tapering extension or member 2 of a length coextensive with thatof the adjacent side 3 of the box. The tapering extension 2 is providedwith a horizontal upper edge, which is arranged in flush relation withthe upper edge of the side 3, and it has a lower inclined edge 4,extending downwardly from a point adjacent to the upper corner of oneend of the side 3 to the lower corner of the opposite end. The side 3 isreinforced and the box is stiffened by the tapering extension 2. Theother end of the strip of veneer is provided with a relatively shortrectangular flap or extension 5, overlapping approximately one half ofthe side or wall 6 of the body and arranged at right angles to theextension 2. The side or wall 3 and the opposite side or wall 7 areprovided with horizontal slots 8 and 9, and the flap or extension 5 isprovided for the purpose of preventing the side 3 from splitting at theslot 8. By extending the end ortion of the veneer strip along the wall6, tl iere is no danger of the veneer being split by the clamping actionof a detachable.

foldable bottom 10. V

The removable bottom 10 is provided with upwardly extending supportingor hanger portions 11, having tapering flaps 12, Which extend downwardfrom the top of the hanger or supporting portions 11. The bottom 10,which conforms to the configuration of the body of the box, prevents thesame from collapsing. The supporting or hanger portions, which suspendthe bottom from the upper edges of the body, extend upward at the innerfaces of the Walls 3 and 7 from the bottom to the upper edges of thebody, and the flaps 12, which are arranged exteriorly of the body, passthrough the horizontal slots 8 and flex or bend thematerial, therebyclamping the upper portions of the contiguous walls and causing thematerial of the latter to frictionally engage the said flaps, wherebythe bottom is securely retained in position and the box stiffened at theupper edges. The tapering extension 2 is firmly held between thecontiguous flap and the adjacent supporting portion of the bottom. Theupper edges of the extension 2 and the Wall 3 are confined in the crotchformed by the flap and the supporting portion, and the flexing of thematerial at the slot produces a positive clamping action at the loweredge of the extension 2. The tapering flaps of the supporting portionsof the bottom extend downward to practically the lower edges of thebody, and the horizontally disposed flap of the body strip, which hasits lower inclined edge crossing the slot 8 at one end thereof, isfrictionally engaged by the contiguous flap 12 of the bottom member,whereby the overlapped portions of the body strip are securely clampedtogether. This obviates the necessity of employing the staples, or othersimilar fastening devices for securing the ends of the body striptogether.

The collapsible body and the bottom member through their scorings arecapable of being compactly folded, as will be readily understood, and asno portion of the box is made up or fastened together by staples orsimilar fastening devices, the entire box may be shipped in full cars atthe regular box shuck rates, thereby securing the minimum freightcharges.

In the present application I have not claimed broadly a knock-down orcollapsible box including a body consisting of a single strip of veneer,scored at the corners to permit the body to fold inwardly and providedwith opposite slots, and a bottom having a supporting portion extendingupwardly from the bottom to the upper edges of the body and providedwith flaps, depending from the upper edges of the body and. extendingthrough the said slots from the exterior of the body, as this is shown,described and claimed in a companion application, Serial No. 439,589,filed of even date herewith.

Havin thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is

1. Acolla sible or knock-down veneer box including a ioldable bodyprovided with opposite slots and consisting of a stri of veneeroverlapped and crossing one o the slots, and a separate detachablebottom having upwardly extending supporting portions rovided withexterior flaps passing throug the said slots and retaining the ends ofthe body strip in their overlapped relation.

2. A colla sible or knock-down veneer box includin a oldable bodyprovided with opposite slots and consisting of a strip of veneeroverlapped and crossing one of the slots, and a separate detachablebottom having su porting portions extending up ward tot e upper edges ofthe body and provided at the top with depending flaps assing through theslots and bending or exing the material, whereby the parts arefrictionally engaged with each other and the overlap ed portions of thebody strip clamped together.

3. A colla sible or knock-down veneer-box including a foldable bodyprovided with opposite slots and consisting of a strip of veneer havingits ends overlapped and provided at one of its ends with an extension ormember crossing one of the slots, and a separate detachable bottomprovided with upwardly extending supporting portions having exteriorflaps passing through the slots, one of the flaps engaging the extensionof the body stri and clam ing the overlapped portions tliereof togetier.

4. A collapsible or knock down veneer box including a foldable bodyprovided with opposite slots and consisting of a strip of veneerprovided with overlapped ends and having one end tapered to form anextension crossing one of the slots and having an inclined edge locatedadjacent to the same, and a separate detachable bottom having supportingportions extending to the upper edges of the body and rovided withexterior flaps passing throug the said slots, one of the flaps engaginthe inclined edge of the extension of the b0 y strip and securing theoverla ped portions of the same together.

5. 1f colla sible or knockdown veneer box including a oldable bodyprovided with oposite slots and consisting of a strip overapped at oneof the corners of the box, one end of the stri being provided with anextension locate adjacent to one of the said slots and the other end ofthe strip being provided with a flap arranged at an angle to the saidextension, and a separate detachable bottom provided with supportingportions extending upward to the u per edges of the body and havingexterior a s extending downward from the tops of tiie sup orting portionand passing through the em slots, one of the fla engaging and clampingthe extension of t e body strip.

6. A colla sible or knock-down veneer box including a body provided atopposite sides with slots and consisting of a strip of veneer overlappedat one of the corners of the box, one end of the body strip. being taered and. extending across and above one o the said slots, and the otherend of the veneer being provided with a relatively short rectangularflap arranged at an angle to the said extension, and a bottom havingsupporting ortions extending upward to the upper of the body andprovided at the top with depending extensions arranged exteriorly of thebody and passing through the said slots, one of the flaps of the bottomenga ing and clamping the tapered extension of t e body strip andsecuring the ends. of the latter in their overlapped relation.

7. A colla sible or knock-down box including a fol able body consistingof a single sheet of material of sufficient length to form four sides orwalls, the ends being overla ped at one of the corners of the box, oneen being provided with a tapering extension or member of a lengthcoextensive with that of ges the adjacent side of the box and extendingdownward from a point adjacent to the upper corner of one end of oneside to the lower corner of the opposite end of the same side, thecontiguous s1de or wall of the box being provided with a slot, and aseparate detachable member having a flap passing through the slot andsecuring the ends of the material in their overlapped relation.

8. A collapsible or knockdown box including a foldable body providedwith opposite slots and consistin of a single sheet of material ofsufficient length to form four sides or walls, the ends being overlappedat one of the corners of the box, one end being provided with a taperingextension or member of a length co-extensive with that of the adjacentside of the box and extending downwardly from a point adjacent to theupper corner of one end of one side to the lower corner of the oppositeend of the same side, and a separate detachable member provided with fias passing through the slots and securing the ends of the material intheir overlap ed relation.

n testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixedmy signature in the presence of two witnesses. v

ORIN C. FENLASON. l/Vitnesses:

ELMER V. SMITH, ALTON R. KELLoee.

